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tan in Arabic

حِنْطِيّ ḥinṭiyy

[tɛən]/tæn/

tan in Arabic: حِنْطِيّ (ḥinṭiyy), قَمْحِيُّ اللَّوْن (qamḥiyyu l-lawn), اِسْمَرَّ (ismarra), دَبَغَ (dabaḡa). In English, tan means a light, brown-like colour.

Arabic words for tan

colour
حِنْطِيّ ḥinṭiyy, قَمْحِيُّ اللَّوْن qamḥiyyu l-lawn
to become tan due to exposure to sun
اِسْمَرَّ ismarra
to turn animal hide into leather
دَبَغَ dabaḡa

English meaning of tan

  1. noun A light, brown-like colour.
  2. noun A darkening of the skin resulting from exposure to sunlight or similar light sources.
  3. noun The bark of an oak or other tree from which tannic acid is obtained.
  4. noun Synonym of wall ball.

Full definition of tan

tan in a sentence

  • She still has a tan from her vacation in Mexico.
  • I'm hoping to get a tan this weekend at the beach.
  • Mine is the white car parked next to the tan pickup truck.

Synonyms of tan

All synonyms of tan

tan in other languages

Questions about tan in Arabic

What is the meaning of tan in Arabic?
Tan in Arabic is حِنْطِيّ (ḥinṭiyy), قَمْحِيُّ اللَّوْن (qamḥiyyu l-lawn), اِسْمَرَّ (ismarra), دَبَغَ (dabaḡa).
ما معنى كلمة tan؟
Tan: حِنْطِيّ (ḥinṭiyy), قَمْحِيُّ اللَّوْن (qamḥiyyu l-lawn), اِسْمَرَّ (ismarra), دَبَغَ (dabaḡa).
What does tan mean in English?
Tan means a light, brown-like colour.

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